deforestation
26 Mar
Women in Biakwan community of Cross River State have expressed concern over the impact of deforestation on their livelihood.
21 Dec
Executives Director, Community Advocates for Rural Development (CARD), Habiba Ajufoh, has cautioned rural dwellers against felling of trees, saying it has great health implications on both human beings and animals.
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Nigerians spend about N1.5 trillion on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) yearly, an amount that may be exceeded next year on account of rising prices of the commodities and put more pressure on the incomes of households.
23 Oct 2023
The environmental history of Nigeria unfortunately is not a story filled with the rich biodiverse tropical rainforests of the Niger Delta or the cascading rich vegetation of the Sahel Savanna but rather, one marred with bloodshed, exploitation, pollution, death, destruction, and devastation.
10 Jul 2023
Environment have decried alarming rate of deforestation in Cross River State through illegal logging, saying the state government and other stakeholders must intervene.At a one-day conference with the theme, ‘Multi-Stakeholders’ Conference on Deforestation in Cross River State’, organised by ‘We The People (WTP), in partnership with ‘Panacea for Development and Infrastructural Challenges for Africa Initiative (PADIC-AFRICA)’, also known as Development Concern (DEVCON), stakeholders brainstormed on illegal logging in the state.
19 May 2023
Worried by the increasing rate of illegal logging in Cross River communities, environmental experts, 28 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and others have petitioned the Federal Government, United Nations and others, seeking urgent intervention.
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